A promising footballer told he was suffering from long covid actually had a brain tumour.
Kane Allcock, 15, suffered from persistent headaches after testing positive for Covid-19 on New Year's Eve in 2021. Kane, a keen footballer at Crewe FC, was taken back and forth to the doctor and A&E but neurological observations didn't indicate any problems.
Kane and mum Nicki and dad Steve were told the migraines were likely caused by long covid but soon his headaches got worse and he began being sick and struggling to walk. Nicki, a medical secretary for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, said: "We'd travelled to Blackpool on the Thursday before the Easter Bank Holiday weekend as Kane was due to take part in a tournament with his Crewe FC teammates.
